The U.S. Commercial Service is the trade promotion arm of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration. The U.S. Commercial Service in the United Kingdom is located at the U.S. Embassy in London.  Our mission is to promote U.S exports to the UK marketand UK investment into the U.S.  

Internship Program:
The U.S. Commercial Service has an active internship program throughout the year, and we welcome applications from suitable candidates to work alongside our staff at the U.S. Embassy in London. 

 We accept applications for fall, spring and summer semesters.  

Please note interns do not receive any compensation, and no housing or financial assistanceis available.

Due to the securityclearance process, there is a 90-day lead time for processing clearances.  Please be sure to apply wellin advance of the date you wish to start your internship.

We prefer interns with International Business, Business Administration or Marketing majors; however, we will consider allappropriate students regardless of their major. 

What Interns Do:

Interns are given assignments that will provideexposure to a full range of our activities and services. Assignments mayinclude the following:

- Collecting and analyzing information for market research reports;   

- Responding to enquiries from U.S. Companies;    

- Assisting in the preparation of trade events and trade missions   

- Assisting with our matchmaking services that help U.S. companies find partners and distributors in the UK   

- Assisting with promoting and implementing the Select USA program, U.S. federal initiative to promote, facilitate, and encourage business investment in the United States.   

To qualify, you must be: 
- a junior, senior or postgraduate student
- available to work for a minimum of 3 months 
- able to work full time (5 fulldays per week) 
- currently enrolled in an accredited American College or University and returning to education after the internship ends
- in possession of a U.S. passport

To apply please submit: 
·        cover letter
·        resume
·        two letters of recommendation
·        3 page writing sample (from an essay, published article, report, etc.)

 For deadlines, visit the Internship Program section of our website: 
http://www.export.gov/unitedkingdom/internshipprogram/index.asp